## B.9. Emacs Mode Commands

Here is a complete list of all emacs editing mode commands. Some of these, such as "ESC [ A," represent ANSI standard terminal arrow key sequences; they were added for ksh93h.

Command | Meaning
--- | ---
CTRL-A | Move to beginning of line
CTRL-B | Move backward one character without deleting
CTRL-C | Capitalize character after point
CTRL-D | Delete one character forward
CTRL-E | Move to end of line
CTRL-F | Move forward one character
CTRL-I (TAB) | Do filename completion on current word (starting with ksh93h)
CTRL-J | Same as ENTER.
CTRL-K | Delete ("kill") forward to end of line
CTRL-L | Redisplay the line
CTRL-M | Same as ENTER
CTRL-N | Next line
CTRL-O | Same as ENTER, then display next line in history file
CTRL-P | Previous line
CTRL-R | Search backward
CTRL-T | Transpose the two characters on either side of point
CTRL-U | Repeat the following command four times
CTRL-V | Print the version of the Korn shell
CTRL-W | Delete ("wipe") all characters between point and mark
CTRL-X CTRL-E | Invoke the emacs program on the current command
CTRL-X CTRL-X | Exchange point and mark
CTRL-Y | Retrieve ("yank") last item deleted
CTRL-] `x` | Search forward for x, where x is any character
CTRL-@ | Set mark at point
DEL | Delete one character backward
CTRL-[ | Same as ESC (most keyboards)
ESC b | Move one word backward
ESC c | Change word after point to all capital letters
ESC d | Delete one word forward
ESC f | Move one word forward
ESC h | Delete one word backward
ESC l | Change word after point to all lowercase letters
ESC p | Save characters between point and mark as if deleted
ESC CTRL-H | Delete one word backward
ESC CTRL-] `x` | Search backward for x, where x is any character
ESC SPACE | Set mark at point
ESC # | Insert line in history file for future editing
ESC DEL | Delete one word backward
ESC < | Move to first line of history file
ESC > | Move to last line of history file
ESC . | Insert last word in previous command line after point
ESC _ | Same as above
ESC ESC | Do filename/command/variable completion on current word
ESC * | Do filename/command/variable expansion on current word
ESC = | Do filename/command/variable listing on current word
ESC [ A | Previous line (ksh93h and newer)
ESC [ B | Next line (ksh93h and newer)
ESC [ C | Move forward one character (ksh93h and newer)
ESC [ D | Move backward one character (without deleting) (ksh93h and newer)
ESC [ H | Move to beginning of line (ksh93h and newer)
ESC [ Y | Move to end of line (ksh93h and newer)
Kill | The stty(1) kill character, often CTRL-U or `@` or CTRL-X. This erases everything on the line. Typing it twice toggles "line feed" mode, which issues a line-feed character to start over on a new line. This is appropriate for paper-only terminals

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